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H. S. ANDERSON. SHM' SHOCKER. APPLl'cAUoN FMD-MAY 31. 191B.

Patented July 29, 1919.

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H. S. ANDERSON.

SHEAF SHOQKER. APPLICATION FILED MAYal. |918.

Patented July 29, 1919.

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SHEAF SHOCKER.

APPLICATION FILED MAYaI. 191B.

Patented July 29, 1919.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D., C.

H. S. ANDERSON.

s HEAF sHocKER.

' APPLICATION FILED MAYSI. 1918.

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H. s. ANDERSON.

SHEAF SHOCKER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31.1918.

Patented July 29, 1919.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C0., WASHINGTON, n. c.

HJ' ALTI S. ANDERSON, 0F CYPRESS RIVER, MANITOBA, CANADA.

SHEAF-SHOCKER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pgttnted July 29, 1919;

Application filed May 31, 1918. Serial No. 237,565.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, HJALTI S. ANDERSON, subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of the town of Cypress River,in the Province of Manitoba, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheaf-Shockers,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in sheaf shockers, and the objects of the invention are to facilitate automatically and rnechanically forming the sheaves as they are delivered from the binder deck into shocks, to permit of the shock forming. mechanism being constructed, so that during the dumping of the shock it will not impact with and cause the shock to inadvertently fail, to proi vide means whereby the shock forming element may in use, and generally to adapt the several parts to better perform the functions required of them.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists essentially of the im* proved construction particularly described and set forth in the following specication and accompanying drawings forming part of the same.

In the drawings, j

Figure 1 is a fragmentary end elevation of a-binder showing the improved shocker attached thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the improved shocker, part being in section.

Fig. 4l is a perspective view of the sheaf collecting basket as seen when. closed.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the sheaf collecting basket, part being broken away and in section and showing the opposite end to that illustrated in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary side elevation of part of the frame of the shocker -showing the gear drive thereon. Y

Fig. 7 is a transverse section through the sheaf collecting basket showing the doors on the large end thereof open.V v

Fig. 8 is a perspective viewl ofa catch adapted to secure the split portions of the side tracks together. l

Fig. 9 is a transverse section through one of the side'tracks. v

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary sectional View of be attached to binders at present A a part of the shocker frame, showin the means for operating the doors on the arge which form with the said frame ball and` socket joints, so that when the machine is passing overl uneven ground the shocker mechanism will be allowed to move relatively to the binder and thusA jarring will not take place in the mechanism.

The shockerA mechanismV B comprises a dpair of spaced side tracks 13, arranged in parallel relation and formed substantially oval in shape, the upper and lower walls be- A represents a f end of the sheaf collecting basket, and also ingangularly disposed and. converging Vtoward the rear end, `while `the front and rear ends Hand 15 are substantially curvilinear. i

vThe rear end 15 of each track is formed of two hinged sections 16 and 17, the former of.

which is connected to the lowerwallof the track by the hinge 9, while thel latter is connected tothe portions 16 bythe hinge 18.

The upper end of each portion 17 is providedlwith a lateral pin 19 designed to eX- f tend through the slot 20 in the side plate 2,1, -which is rigidly attached to the. major portion of the tracks 13, and in the lower end of the saidslot a spring 22 is located, with which the pin engages when the rear portion of the trackY is lowered. v

YEach portion 16'of the track 13 is provided with a .lateral kpin 23, which passes 'through thek curvilinear `slot 24 in the lower end of theplate 21, and this pin is adapted to coact with the spring 25 located in the lower end of the curvilinear slot, when the portion 16 of the track has been lowered into the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3. l

It will be 'understood that each track car-A ries a plate 21 rigidly attached. thereto.

Each portion 17 of the track carries a downwardly extending spindle `26 von 4the lower end of which a roller .27 is lrotatably dle, so that the -upward movement; ,ofs.,thel

spindle is retarded by the cushioning effect of the spring.

The shocker B is supported intermediate-V of its length by, the axle 29 on the outer end,

of which a ground wheel 30 is mounted, and on this axle a gear 31 is'rotatably mounted and provided with a clutch portion 32 on the boss" designed to. coact with the clutch portionV 33` slidably mounted Von the said axle.A They clutch portions are under certain circumstances pressed into engagement by the spiral spring 34.

` The clutch-'port1on33 is provided with an annular groove, with whichthelower end of the pivoted lever 35 engages, the said" lever being' loffset intermediate of its length and terminating at the free end with av hand grip 36 located adjacent to the Adrivers seat.

"pivoted point, it disengages the clutch por- I ably journaled thereon.

As this ylever is manually rotated about its tions 32 and 33, which are rengaged when the "lever iis released".

The gear 31` meshes with the gear 38 cartendingk transversely across the forward end ofthetrack 13',of theV shocker B' andV suit- The sprocket 42 is rigidly connectedto the A.wheel 44 provided with spaced peripheral teeth-45, the objects of which willbe made clear' hereafter: e I

The tracks`13 are substantially tubular in cross` section as shown'in Fig. 9k and are adaptedy to supporta pair of collector baskets 4G which are formed substantially like "a frustum of a cone, and providedV at the endswith yokes 47 carrying rollers 48 which run-in the said Atubular tracks.

ing substantially one-half ofthe side wall of thejbasket, and one-quarter 49 of the outer wall of the basket is rigid, or nonmovable, while'adjace'nt'to therigid wall is an outwardly opening door 50 formed of one-quarter of the side wall of the basket.

In the interior of the basket 46 a plate 5l is :located'and carried by the rod 52 adjustably mounted in the smaller end wall 53 of the basket, whichrod is provided lwith a col- "lar 54 and thumb-screw whereby the position of the said plate 'may bealtered.

Y gA -lever 55 is pivotally mounted i'ntermei diateof itsrlength to the end wall-53 and isV VYprovided at vtheends'with eyelets v'56 vand 57 connected to the links 58 and 59'w-hich are hinged to the doors 48i1 of the basket, while intermediate of the pivotal point of the lever and one end, a rod 60 is attached which carries roller 61 on the outer end thereof adapted to engage with the inclosed bracketf78a.

The doors 48a are normally held closed by Vmeans of the tension springs 62 whichV lhold the lever 55 and links 58 and 59 in a linear race 65 with which rollers onthe ends of the transverse arm 66 of the T-shaped rod 67 are adapted to engage.,

A This T-shapedrod 67 is slidably mounted in a bracket 68S securedv tothe frame of the basket, and the upper end 69 of the rod is offset and'connected by a spring 70 to theV basket. Y I Y V.ll'i-c-.ydoors 64 are adaptedto slide over eacliother, so that when the'rod 67V is moved the doors-will Vpivot around their hinged large end of theY points ,and uncover the basket.

The lmeans which I provide lfor actuating Ythe rod 67 cnsistsof achain 71 connected at lone end to the transverse arm 66 of the 'rod 67, the said chain passing-around a guide pulley 72 and thence between a pair Vof guide jrrollers 73 connected by the rod 74 with a sprocket 75 which is rotatably'mounted on the hinged rod of the door 48a. The chain after'passing between the rollers 73 passes 'over the sprocket 5 and tlien` around the to coact with an adjustable' bracket 78 secured to one of the plates 2101i the track 13.

lThe baskets 46 are each provided with a pair of outwardly opening doors 48a'form- The rod 77`is slidably supported by the arms 7 9 whichare rigidly secured to the hinged rod of the door 48a..

The other cam race 8Oy is adapted to engage-with the cam 83, which-'depends 4down- Y wardly from the non-rotatable shaft' 43 and this cam is designed'toV -close-the door 50 after the desired number of sheaves have been delivered to the basket collector 46 to form a proper shock.

When Vthe basket collector 46 has been lilled with the desired number of sheaves, the driver releases the lever to allow the clutch portions 32 and 33 to engage and so transmit motion from the axle to the gear 31 which in turn rotates the gear 38 thus rotating the sprocket 40, which through the chain 41 rotates the large sprocket 42.

The motion of the sprocket 42 is transmitted to the wheel 44 which engages with the oset ends of the yoke 47 on the large end of the basket 46, Aso that the basket will now travel around the front curvilinear end 14 of the tracks 13, and during this motion the cam 83 coacting with one of the cam races 80 closes the door 50 of the basket collector.

Vhen the basket collector -46 is carried to the upper wall of the side track 13 Vit will gravitate toward the rear of the said track 13, and during this motion the offset catch 63 engages with the laterally .extending pin 84 of the pivotally supported latch 85, which is ournaled intermediate of its length in the bracket 86 mounted on the upper end of the rear portion 17 of the said track.

The ends of the latch member 85 are offset and one end 87 is adapted to pass through an orifice inthe major portion of the side track 13 to hold the hinged portions 16 and 17 to the side track in elevated position but when the catch 63 engages the pin 84 it disengages the end 87 from the major portion of the side track 13, so that the hinged portions 16 and, 17 will rotate slightly about their hinged ends and be lowered into the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3 in which the rollers 27 engage the ground.

It will be seen that the basket 46 on reaching the rear end of the track will assume a vertical position and be maintained in such position by the hook 88 of the latch 85, which engages with the oiiset ends of the yoke 47 on the smaller end of the basket.

The basket is now positioned for dumping and during the period in which it is being lowered into the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3 the offset end of the rod 77 engages with the bracket 78 transmitting a pull to the chain 71 which in consequence moves the T-shaped rod 67 to open the doors 64. Y

It should be particularly noted that the sprocket 75 which is connected to the rod 74 carrying the rollers 73 will cause the rollers to travel through a relatively large arc, so that a quick motion will be transmitted to the chain 71 and consequently to the T- shaped rod 67 and doors 64.

Simultaneously with this opening of the doors 64, the doors 48a are opened by the roller 61 engaging with the inclined bracket 7 8a, so rotating the lever 55 in a clockwise direction and thus swinging the links 58 and 59 outwardly to open the doors 48a rearwardly.

This leaves the basket collector open to dump the shock.

When the portions 16 and 17 of the track are in lowered position the pins 19 and 23 engage with the springs 22 and 25 and so prevent the said portions of the track jarring.

When the basket collector has been dumped, it is necessary to close the track 13, and this is accomplished by transmitting a pull to a flexible member 89, which passes around the guide rollers 90 in the side plate 21 and is connected to the catch member 85,l

so that the tension applied to this flexible member will pull the rear end 17 of the track 13 upwardly, and the pins 19 and 23 will travel in the slots 20 and 24.

When the track 13 is closed the end 87 of the latch 85 will pass through the orifice in the major part of the track 13, and so close the track.

During this upward pull of the portions 16 and 17 of the track the hook end 88 becomes disengaged from the offset ends of the yoke 47 on the smaller end of the basket 46, and the motionv transmitted to the portions 17 of the track, disengage the bracket 78 from the rod 77 and roller 61, so that when the tracky 13 is closed the basket 46 will travel downwardly under gravity until it engages with the lower arm of the major portion of the track 13, when it is fed by gravity toward the wheel 44, and positioned to receive sheavesfromthe binder deck.

It will be understood that there are two baskets carried by the shocker, so that as one is being dumped, the other is lbeing filled, and thus a continuous collecting of the sheaves and a dumping of the shocks formed, will be carried out.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many 1 apparently widely diiferent embodiments of my invention within the scope of the claims, constructed, without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specilication and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A shocker consisting of a frame, comprising a pair of spaced endless tracks in a vertical plane, a plurality of collector baskets carried by the tracks with freedom to move therearound, doors on the end and side of the baskets, and means for simultaneously opening the said doors to dump the baskets.

2. A shocker comprising a frame, consisting of a pair of spaced tracks in a vertical plane, each track being.sectional-towardthe rear end, a collector basket mounted on the tracks with freedom to travel therearound, means for lowering the sectionalrear end of the trackv when the basket collectoris engaged therewith to dump the contents of the basket, and meansfor elevating and closing the sectional end of the track subsequent to dumping, whereby the basket wall of the basket, cam means for openingy and closing the door beforev and after. the

reception Vof a predetermined number of.y

sheaves, and means for dumping the basket at the rear end of the tracks.

4. A shocker comprising a frame, consisting of a pair of spaced tracks in a vertical alane a conical collector basket mounted on the tracks, a pair of doorsfon the basket adapted to open outwardly, la lever pivoted on the small end ofthe basket, links engagingV with the-'lever and the said door, means for actuating the lever, doorson the large end of' the basket, means for carrying the basket around the tracks, andmeans for opening the last said doors simultaneously with the first said doors to dump the sheaves in the basket. Y

5. A shocker comprising'a frame, consisting of a pair of. spaced tracks in a vertical planea basket` carried by thetracks, means for moving the basket around the tracks, a pairl ofy doorson the bottom ofthe basket, cam races on the doors, a T-bar carrying rollers engaging with the. cams, a flexible member ,connectedI at one end to the Tfbar, a slidably mounted bar connected -to the other end ofthe flexible member, and means for actuating the barto` open, the doo-r and dump the sheaves in the basket;

ing of a pair of spaced endless, tracks in a vertical plane, a plurality o f baskets carried by the tracks, means for moving the Vbaskets around the tracks, doors on the basav plate adjustably v6. A shocker comprising a frame, consist-Y and means for'opening the vdoors to dump. positioned the Vsheaves whenthe` baskets are,v at the rear end of the tracks.

8. A shocker comprising'a frame, consist-V ing ofa pair of spaced endless tracks having inclined portions, a wheel. rotatably mounted at the front end of the frame pro'- vided withV peripheral projections, baskets the tracks by gravity, and meansfOrdumping the baskets.

9. A shockerV consisting of arframe, `comprising apair of spaced tracks split toward the rear. endv and;having hinged sections, a catch for securing. the track. in vclosed position, a basket mounted on the tracks, means;

for moving the basket. aroundthe tracks, a

catch on the basket adapted to release the' said catch and permit of. the hinged'sections ofthe track being lowered, the basketbeing held bythe firstV catch member in'vertical position for dumping, and-means for dumpingl the vcontents of the basket.

10. A shocker comprising` a frame, consisting of a` pair. of spaced trackskhaving rear hinged.- sections, rollers carried by the rear hinged sections, Vresilient means controlling the upward motion'of the rollers, a basket carried by the tracks,lnicans for moving the basket around the tracks, means for normally holding the sections of the tracks closed, means on the basketffor releasing the last said means and allowing the hinged sections to be lowered during thedumping of the basket, and means for closing: theV tracks subsequent-to the dumping of the basket. f f i s v,

11-. A shocker comprisin a frame, consisting of arpair of spacec tracks vhaving' rear hinged sections, plates carried bythe major part ofthcftrack provided with slots, pins on-the hinged sections engaging the slots, springs'coacting with the pins, means for normally maintaining the'tracks closed, a basket on the tracks, means on the basket forV actuating the saidfmeans to lower the hinged section of the track, the first said means beingjadapted to maintain the basket in a vertical position preparatory to dumping, means for dumping. the basket, andmeans forv closing the tracks and releasin the basket, as and: for thepnrposes specific( In witness whereof I have hereuntoA set my hand in the presence of a witness- HJALTI'S. ANDERSON. Witness.: Y JAMES MITCHELL.

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